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Late Africville activist Eddie Carvery’s trailer removed, family wants it backHis family says the removal of his trailer was unfair and there was no correspondence from the Africville Heritage Trust about the decision.CanadaApr 6
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Protesters rally outside N.S. legislature as tensions rise inside during debateHundreds of protesters made their voices heard outside the Nova Scotia legislature to protest the government's cuts to cultural programs and resource extraction policies.PoliticsMar 3
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New offer to Alberta teachers includes same pay with COVID shotsIt appears an impending strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers may be avoided, although the proposal is largely the same as the province's previous offer.EducationSep 24, 2025
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Conservatives need ‘fine tuning,’ not overhaul after election loss: MacKayFormer Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay isn't pointing the finger at Pierre Poilievre for the party's election loss, but he does think members of his team need to go.PoliticsMay 4, 2025
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U.S. produce floods B.C. food bank amid ‘buy Canadian’ tariff pushbackNanaimo's Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank says it saw a surge in donations of U.S. produce last month amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.EconomyMar 20, 2025
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N.S. election: The broken promise and a ‘call to action’ against OttawaAfter months of telegraphing his early election plan, Tim Houston made the call on Oct. 27, triggering a short campaign he said was necessary to get more from Ottawa.PoliticsNov 27, 2024
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Peter MacKay confirms, then denies, Justice Robert Mainville headed to the Supreme CourtJustice Minister Peter MacKay signalled Monday the government’s controversial and legally-challenged pick for the Quebec Court of Appeal is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. But he quickly took it back.PoliticsJun 16, 2014
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Canadians Talk: Did the government get prostitution laws right?AM 640 radio host Jeff McArthur discusses the pros and cons of the government's proposed prostitution laws during a Canadians Talk segment Tuesday evening.CanadaJun 17, 2014
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Girl’s death prompts renewed calls for inquiry into missing, murdered womenThe discovery of a 15-year-old girl's body in the Red River is prompting renewed calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.CanadaAug 19, 2014
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New prostitution bill criminalizes purchase of sex, limits where sex can be soldWhy sex worker advocates say the new prostitution bill that will criminalize the purchase of sex and the sale in certain places won't stand up to a court challenge.CanadaJun 4, 2014
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Marathon prostitution hearings begin MondayPolitical fireworks and gut-wrenching, street-level testimonials are expected to mark this week’s marathon round of hearings by the House of Commons justice committee on the Harper government’s new prostitution bill.CanadaJul 6, 2014
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Military has no fat left to cut, top soldier says ahead of austerity budgetOTTAWA - Canada's top soldier says the armed forces have no fat left to cut ahead of this week's austerity budget.PoliticsMar 18, 2013
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Defence Minister Peter MacKay welcomes baby boyDefence Minister and Central Nova MP Peter MacKay and his wife Nazanin Afshin-Jam welcomed their first child early Monday morning in Ottawa.CanadaApr 1, 2013
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Hundreds gather in Halifax to remember Rehtaeh ParsonsThe outpouring of grief and anger over the death of Retaeh Parsons continues to grow, as people from around the world share the story of the Halifax high school bullying victim.CanadaApr 11, 2013
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Old east-west battle over leadership rules resurfaces in Conservative caucusA chronic east-west struggle within the Conservative ranks over leadership rules has resurfaced in advance of the party convention in Calgary this month.CanadaJun 4, 2013
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Canada may re-evaluate role in US’ missile shieldThe Conservative government is facing a request by the United States to join an anti-ballistic missile shield.CanadaApr 21, 2013
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Ottawa announces protection measures for rare sponge on Scotian ShelfOttawa says it has taken action to protect a rare sponge that lives in the depths of the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia.EnvironmentJun 10, 2013
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Thousands of hectares of NS wilderness to be protected under landmark conservation agreementMore than 5,000 hectares of precious wilderness in Digby County will be protected for generations by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.EnvironmentJun 14, 2013
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Wilson-Raybould on SNC-Lavalin ethics report: ‘Canadians need to have their trust rebuilt’A day after a report found Justin Trudeau broke federal ethics laws, Jody Wilson-Raybould says Canadians are owed an apology.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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Strong support for Conservatives under new leader, but candidates underwhelm: pollNearly half of all Canadians polled were unaware a leadership race was happening at all.PoliticsAug 22, 2020